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Frank Rocca, Who Poured His Energy Into Baseball For Decades, Is Sportsman Of The Year

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Feb 03, 2018 12:00 AM

Throughout the years, while the balls were cracking off bats and youth baseball players collected hits and rounded the bases, Frank Rocca made his way around to fans, collecting for the Jimmy Fund, wh...

Senior Citizens Will Be Treated To Dessert And Basketball Game On February 13

Published: Feb 01, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown Youth Basketball Association and the Newtown High School athletic department invite all Newtown residents over the age of 65 to a free dessert tasting, followed by the Newtown High girls' bask...

Newtown High School Boys' Swim Team Gives Weston A Test

By Newtown Bee

Published: Feb 01, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team, on January 30, visited South-West Conference rival Weston, which had lost only to fellow powerhouse and unbeaten Pomperaug of Southbury, and the N...

Torpedoes Swim 6,430 Laps To Benefit Scholarship Association

Published: Feb 01, 2018 12:00 AM

The Newtown Torpedoes held their fifth Annual Swim-A-Thon at Newtown High School, on January 27. During the daylong event, 46 team members completed 6,430 laps, totaling 160,750 yards, to benefit the ...

Boys' Basketball Team Gets Back Into Win Column Against Rebels

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Feb 01, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's boys' basketball team put the skids on a four-game losing streak with a 60-49 win over visiting New Fairfield, on January 30. The Nighthawks improved to 7-7 overall and 2-5 in So...

Nighthawk Grapplers Battling Tough Teams As Season Winds Down

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Jan 30, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's wrestling team, as the postseason draws nearer, is looking to push itself and get back to as close to full strength as it has been throughout the campaign. The Nighthawks compete...

Dance Team Second In Conference

Published: Jan 30, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's dance team placed second behind Brookfield in the South-West Conference jazz division championship, at New Milford High, on January 25. Members of the team, coached by Cheryl Ste...

Girls' Cagers Fend Off Trojans For Big SWC Victory

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Jan 27, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's girls' basketball team held off tough South-West Conference rival Weston 40-31, in a home game on January 26. Both teams came into the contest with six wins in seven conference g...

Nighthawk Swimmers And Divers 'Right Where They're Supposed To Be'

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Jan 24, 2018 12:00 AM

Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team, coming off a 96-85 win over visiting New Fairfield on January 23, has just past the midpoint of the season and Coach Adam Fielding likes what he i...

Boys' Basketball Team Falls In Thriller, Then Beaten By Bunnell

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Jan 24, 2018 12:00 AM

If there was more success to be had with long-range looks at the basket, the outcome could have been a lot different for Newtown High School's boys' basketball team in a January 23 contest with visiti...

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Knotweed Initiative Program Planned

Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

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Frank Rocca, Who Poured His Energy Into Baseball For Decades, Is Sportsman Of The Year

Senior Citizens Will Be Treated To Dessert And Basketball Game On February 13

Newtown High School Boys' Swim Team Gives Weston A Test

Torpedoes Swim 6,430 Laps To Benefit Scholarship Association

Boys' Basketball Team Gets Back Into Win Column Against Rebels

Nighthawk Grapplers Battling Tough Teams As Season Winds Down

Dance Team Second In Conference

Girls' Cagers Fend Off Trojans For Big SWC Victory

Nighthawk Swimmers And Divers 'Right Where They're Supposed To Be'

Boys' Basketball Team Falls In Thriller, Then Beaten By Bunnell